Updates from the Medicare Learning Network® § Medicare Learning Network Provider Exhibit Program
§ New "Medicare Ambulance Services" Booklet § Preventive Services Resources Updated § Physician Quality Reporting System and eRx Incentive Program Fact Sheets Available for Download § Cancer Screenings Brochure Revised § Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services Brochure Revised >From the MLN: Medicare Learning Network Provider Exhibit Program Would you like to have CMS present at your next national and/or regional provider association meeting or conference? If so, visit the brand new Medicare Learning Network Provider Exhibit Program webpage to contact us directly! We can provide your conference attendees with access to relevant MLN educational products and resources that have been developed especially for their use; your members/attendees will also be provided with an opportunity to provide feedback and exchange ideas with CMS on the relevance of our MLN program materials! For more information on the exhibit program selection process and the current schedule, please visit the MLN Provider Exhibit Program webpage at http://www.CMS.gov/MLN-Provider-Exhibit-Program<http://www.cms.gov/MLN-Provider-Exhibit-Program>. >From the MLN: New "Medicare Ambulance Services" Booklet A new publication titled "Medicare Ambulance Services" (released May 2011), which is designed to provide education on Medicare ambulance services, is now available in downloadable format at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Medicare_Ambulance_Services_ICN903194.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Medicare_Ambulance_Services_ICN903194.pdf>. This booklet includes information about the ambulance service benefit, ambulance transports, ground and air ambulance providers and suppliers, ground and air ambulance vehicles and personnel requirements, covered destinations, ambulance transport coverage requirements, and ambulance services payments. >From the MLN: Preventive Services Resources Updated The Medicare Learning Network has recently updated several educational tools related to Medicare-covered preventive services: § "Quick Reference Information: Preventive Services" offers coverage, coding, and payment information on the wide variety of preventive services Medicare covers. View, download, or print at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QuickReferenceChart_1.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QuickReferenceChart_1.pdf>. § "Quick Reference Information: The ABCS of Providing the Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE)" offers a list of the elements included in the IPPE, along with some frequently asked questions. View, download, or print at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QRI_IPPE001a.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QRI_IPPE001a.pdf>. § "Quick Reference Information: The ABCs of Providing the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)" offers a list of the elements included in the AWV, along with some frequently asked questions. View, download, or print at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AWV_Chart_ICN905706.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AWV_Chart_ICN905706.pdf>. § "Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing" offers coverage, coding, and payment information for the seasonal influenza, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B vaccines. View, download, or print at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/qr_immun_bill.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/qr_immun_bill.pdf>. The MLN® also offers these charts in a laminated, ring-bound booklet titled "Quick Reference Information Resources: Medicare Preventive Services." This booklet contains all four of the preventive services charts listed above in a single, easy-to-use format. To order your free copy, visit the Preventive Services MLN page at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp>, then scroll to "MLN Product Ordering Page" in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section. (Please note that, aside from the Medicare Immunization Billing chart, these charts are no longer offered individually in hard copy.) >From the MLN: Physician Quality Reporting System and eRx Incentive Program >Fact Sheets Available for Download A series of fact sheets relating to the Physician Quality Reporting System and the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program are now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network: § The "2011 Physician Quality Reporting System Made Simple for Reporting the Preventive Care Measures Group" fact sheet is designed to provide information to eligible professionals regarding how to report the preventive care measures group, and includes information on how to start using the measures group, as well as some examples of situations and solutions. Download at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/PQRS_fact_sheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/PQRS_fact_sheet.pdf>. § The "Physician Quality Reporting System Satisfactorily Reporting 2011 Measures: Claims and Registry" fact sheet is designed to provide information to eligible professionals and their billing staff regarding some preparatory steps that need to be taken prior to reporting, should they choose to participate in Physician Quality Reporting, and includes guidance on getting started, tips for Physician Quality Reporting, Claims-Based Reporting of Individual Measures, and Common Reporting Errors Associated with Claims-based Reporting. Download at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/PQRS_claimreg_fact_sheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/PQRS_claimreg_fact_sheet.pdf>. § The "Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting, formerly called Physician Quality Reporting Initiative or PQRI) Reporting Periods for 2011" fact sheet is designed to provide information to eligible professionals regarding the PQRI 2011 reporting periods, and includes information on Physician Quality Reporting Resources and the Four 6-Month Reporting Period Options. Download at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/PQRS_RptPeriod_fact_sheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/PQRS_RptPeriod_fact_sheet.pdf>. § The "2011 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Made Simple" fact sheet is designed to provide information to eligible professionals regarding the steps necessary to qualify for the 2011 eRx incentive, and includes information on qualifying for a 2011 eRx Incentive by reporting the eRx measure, what is considered a qualified eRx system, and other resources available. Download at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/eRx_fact_sheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/eRx_fact_sheet.pdf>. § The "2011 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Made Simple Quick Reference Chart" provides information regarding questions to answer before reporting the eRx measure. Download at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/eRx_quick_reference.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/eRx_quick_reference.pdf>. >From the MLN: Cancer Screenings Brochure Revised The Cancer Screenings brochure - which is designed to provide education on Medicare's mammography screening, screening Pap test, pelvic screening examination, and prostate cancer screening benefits - has been updated and is now available, free of charge, from the Medicare Learning Network. To view, download, or print the brochure, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/cancer_screening.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/cancer_screening.pdf>. >From the MLN: Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services Brochure Revised The Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services brochure - which is designed to provide education on tobacco-use cessation counseling services - has been updated and is now available in downloadable format, free of charge, from the Medicare Learning Network. To view, download, or print the brochure, please visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNproducts/downloads/smoking.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/MLNproducts/downloads/smoking.pdf>. This brochure is suggested for all Medicare providers, and will also be made available in print at a later date. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. 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